Diwali bonanza to 1200 workers in Surat

Ahmedabad, October 21, 2014 (Agencies)  A generous boss in Gujarat has given 1,200 of his workers new cars, deposits for flats and lakhs of rupees worth of diamond jewellery as rewards for loyalty. The diamond merchant from the city of Surat presented the lavish gifts to their employees in a ceremony on Sunday, ahead of Diwali. The presents, including those for the workers' wives, were part of Savjibhai Dholakia's company loyalty programme worth Rs. 50 billion. "We have rewarded those employees who have contributed to the development of the company



over the years," Dholakia, chairman of Hari Krishna Exports, told news agency on Monday. "They have sacrificed their family lives for the progress of the firm and hence they deserve the reward," Dholakia said from Surat, a diamond polishing and export hub."We gave apartments to 207 employees, cars to 491 and jewellery to 500 employees," Dholakia said. "The (deposits on) apartments were given to those who did not own one," he said, while cars were given to those workers who already have their own home. Dholakia's firm exports polished diamonds to 75 countries.